Anchor and Hope, Trowbridge

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• OUT on my bike one evening I spot a group of elderly drinkers playing cribbage outside the Anchor & Hope. Taped to the window is a faded notice boasting "Moles bitter £2.50 a pint." I'm gagging for one. But as I head for the door, exchanging "good evenings" with the crib-players, I hear a thunderous fart, followed by gales of laughter. Then there's a crash of glass as the landlady topples off her seat, cursing. And, suddenly, I think: this is my sort of pub. Fine Melksham bitter. No food. Friendly faces. Oodles of laughter. The occasional stray fart. And a weeny white pub dog called Dylan who sits on my table outside and, I swear, almost talks to you as he watches the world go by. So why have I never used this place before? Why, indeed? For the Moles bitter is sublime. Sitting in the evening sun, I down two pints in about eight minutes. Then another. Then another two. Beautiful, gluggable stuff. And after 90 glorious minutes I begin my five-mile ride home in the dark. Lord knows how I make it down a hugely steep, winding hill near my home. Two evenings later I'm back there quaffing more of this hearty brew, evoking stark memories of my ale-sodden days as a reporter in the Sixties before a lifetime of tossing pots professionally in some of Fleet Street's most shameless watering holes. True, the Anchor's not much to look at from outside. But who cares? The friendly atmosphere and sporting banter give the place a magical buzz. And if you love good ale, you'll experience a wondrous, beery blast from the past in this white-fronted haven far from those dreary gastro-pubs, with their fearful pong of food that strips the head off your ale! But hold on a jiffy! My fifth pint of Moles is just arriving. Ah, many thanks, Dylan. And cheers!
  Warrington Minge Reviewed 25th August 2012 10:32 AM

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Parking near

St Stephens Place Multistorey, Trowbridge, BA14 8AH (0.34 miles)

Legion Parking Services, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 8HR (0.39 miles) Phone 01225 775439

Trowbridge Railway Station, Station Approach, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 8HW (0.44 miles) Phone 0845 700 0125

Court street, Court Street, Trowbridge, BA14 8BR (0.46 miles)

The Shires, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8AT (0.52 miles)

Train stations near

Trowbridge (0.42 miles)

Bradford-on-Avon (2.69 miles)

Westbury (3.30 miles)

Avoncliff (3.38 miles)

Freshford (4.20 miles)

ATM cash points near

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• DURSLEY ARMS, 104 DURSLEY ROAD, TROWBRIDGE by Hanco ATM Systems

  - £1.85 to use and 0.38 miles away

• BLACK HORSE, FROME ROAD, TROWBRIDGE by Cashbox

  - £1.85 to use and 0.46 miles away

• WILTSHIIRE, COLLEGE ROAD, BATH by Hanco ATM Systems

  - £1.50 to use and 0.51 miles away

• ASDA, THE SHIRES CENTRE, BY THE SEA ROAD by National Westminster/NatWest

  - FREE to use and 0.52 miles away

• Martin McColls, 2 Castle Place, TROWBRIDGE by Bank Machine

  - FREE to use and 0.52 miles away

• Barclays Bank, Fore Street, Trowbridge by Barclays

  - FREE to use and 0.55 miles away

• THE COURTHOUSE, 2 CASTLE STREET, TROWBRIDGE by Hanco ATM Systems

  - £1.99 to use and 0.56 miles away

• Santander, 35 Fore Street, Trowbridge by Santander

  - FREE to use and 0.56 miles away

• TESCO, COUNTY WAY, TROWBRIDGE by Royal Bank of Scotland

  - FREE to use and 0.56 miles away

• Trowbridge, 3 Castle Street, Trowbridge by Nationwide Building Society

  - FREE to use and 0.56 miles away